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Defining Redshift CTAS

The following properties are applicable to a Redshift CTAS object.

Tab	Property	Description	Additional Information
Redshift	Temporary Table	Specifies whether the CTAS is a temporary table
	Owner	Specifies the owner of CTAS
	Back Up	Specifies whether the CTAS should be included in automated and manual cluster snapshots
Sort Key	Sort Type	Specifies the sort style	Compound: Sorts data using a compound key that uses all the listed columns, in the order they are listed. Useful when the order of sort columns is important. Interleaved: Sorts data using an interleaved sort key. Useful when the order of sort columns is not important.
Sort Key	Sort Key Columns	Specifies one or more sort key columns for the table. When data is loaded into the table, the data is sorted by the columns that are designated as sort keys.
Distribution	Distribute Style	Specifies the data distribution style for the whole table	Even: Distributes table data evenly across the nodes in the cluster in the round-robin manner Key: Distributes table data according to the value in the distribution key column All: Distributes a copy of the entire table to every node
Distribution	Distribution Key Columns	Specifies a column name or positional number for the distribution key